Category Archives: My Creative Pieces

Design Play: Exercise 2 – extending a design

Posted on September 30, 2018 by

The goal: to create a variation on a theme. I’ve long been a fan of 1950s fashion and homeware print designs.  I’m drawn to repetitive semi-abstract motifs, usually large bold shapes and colours.  I recently saw an exhibition which included … Continue reading →

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Woven chain book-binding

Posted on September 25, 2018 by

This was an excellent book-binding class I attended last week.  Luckily, being only one day, the tutor came with much of the book cover construction ready-done.  It seems like cheating a bit but with such time constraints we needed to … Continue reading →

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Design Play: Exercise 2 – creating the designs

Posted on September 22, 2018 by

Exercise 2: designing and cutting stamps The goal: to explore the possibilities of stamping as a design tool. I’ve spent the last 2 weeks carving 11 stamps from some of my comma designs (posted here) and then printing them. Collagraph … Continue reading →

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Etching: line and shape figure

Posted on September 10, 2018 by

Using one of the line and shape figures I recently drew I  created a new print design, then worked on some simplified and stylised flowers. PLATE 1: This experimentation involves using sugar paste to create a printing surface on a … Continue reading →

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Banana pulp

Posted on September 5, 2018 by

Remember my baby banana trees from way back in October 2016? The left-hand one, living in direct sunlight, grew enormous, had a baby, and was chopped down a month ago.  The baby, now a late teenager (!!), has a baby … Continue reading →

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Design Play: Exercise 2 – drawing and preparing

Posted on September 3, 2018 by

Exercise 2: designing and cutting stamps The goal: to explore the possibilities of stamping as a design tool. I’ve decided to use an old favourite image of mine, one that naturally lends itself to wide interpretation; the Boteh. The Boteh … Continue reading →

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Design Play: Exercise 1

Posted on September 1, 2018 by

Alongside the time I spend printing, drawing and whatever else I can fit in I’ve decided to undertake some exercises from a design book I own.  Whilst the first exercises are very basic I’ll still work through them.  I’m aiming … Continue reading →

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